The Eastwood Academy
Rayleigh Road, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 5UU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- TENACITAS TRUST
- Principal
- Mr David Piercy
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Tenacitas Trust
- Constituency
- Southend West and Leigh
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 970
- Pupils on roll
- 1,154
- URN
- 137284
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01702524341
About this school
The Eastwood Academy is a secondary academy in Leigh-on-Sea. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,154 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 December 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 205 | 220 | 222 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.7 | 52.6 | 51.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.48 +0.29 to +0.68 | +0.44 +0.25 to +0.63 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 56% | 66.4% | 54.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 79% | 83.6% | 82.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 93% | 85% | 73.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Eastwood Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Southend-on-Sea average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50.7 | 48.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 52.6 | 43.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 51.6 | 45.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,119 |
| 2023/24 | 1,147 |
| 2024/25 | 1,143 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Eastwood Academy compares
The Eastwood Academy ranked 7th of 12 secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 80% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51.6 | 6.3% | 18.6% | 1,154 | — |
| St Thomas More High School | 52.3 | 4.7% | 15.6% | 1,243 | 0.7 miles |
| Westcliff High School for Girls | 75.6 | 4.7% | 9.5% | 1,354 | 0.8 miles |
| Westcliff High School for Boys Academy | 77.6 | 3.8% | 7.5% | 1,309 | 0.8 miles |
| Chase High School | 39.2 | 10.3% | 41.7% | 1,293 | 1.3 miles |
| Belfairs Academy | 45.5 | 8.6% | 21.1% | 1,558 | 1.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.64%
- English as an additional language
- 4.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.3%
- Persistent absence
- 15.82%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Thomas More High School0.7 miles
Secondary · Westcliff-on-Sea
-
Westcliff High School for Girls0.8 miles
Secondary · Westcliff-on-Sea
-
Westcliff High School for Boys Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Westcliff-on-Sea
-
Chase High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Westcliff-on-Sea
-
Belfairs Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Leigh-on-Sea
Other schools in Leigh-on-Sea
- Belfairs Academy Secondary
- Blenheim Primary School Primary
- Chalkwell Hall Infant School Primary
- Chalkwell Hall Junior School Primary
- Darlinghurst Academy Primary
- Eastwood Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Edwards Hall Primary School Primary
- Fairways Primary School Primary
- Heycroft Primary School Primary
- Leigh North Street Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School Primary
- West Leigh Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Eastwood Academy teach?
- The Eastwood Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Leigh-on-Sea.
- Who is the principal of The Eastwood Academy?
- The principal of The Eastwood Academy is Mr David Piercy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Eastwood Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Eastwood Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Eastwood Academy?
- The Eastwood Academy has 1,154 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Eastwood Academy full?
- The Eastwood Academy has capacity for 970 pupils and 1,154 on roll (119%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Eastwood Academy a faith school?
- No. The Eastwood Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is The Eastwood Academy a selective school?
- No. The Eastwood Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Eastwood Academy?
- The Eastwood Academy is part of TENACITAS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Eastwood Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 50.7 in 2022/23 and 51.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Eastwood Academy rank locally?
- The Eastwood Academy ranked 7th of 12 secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 80% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Eastwood Academy's absence rate?
- The Eastwood Academy's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Eastwood Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Eastwood Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.